We are the Advisors and Counselors at the Medical Education Campus with Northern Virginia Community College. We will attempt to answer your questions about the upcoming Spring 2021 Nursing admissions process.
All course work must be final by the program deadline of September 20, 2020. Course work that
Ends after the deadline of September 20, 2020, will not count
has not transferred AND posted to your NOVA account from an external school Including other VCCS schools, will not count.
For example, you submit your GMU transcript on September 20, 2020, and your transfer credit post-September 31, your applicants would have been rejected.
Common reasons applications don't make it past the initial review for eligibility
The student did not take a course listed as an entry requirement
The student took a course listed as an entry requirement but never transferred the credit to NOVA via the official transfer credit process.
The student had a C- or did not take a required high school level course
The student never provided their high school transcript with their application.
We are still waiting on the final word for the ATI TEAS exam. Check our website for an update on July 17.
GPA of 2.5 at NOVA or if you have never taken NOVA courses a 2.5 at your most recent school
Completion of ENG 111 or higher
Completion of SDV 101 or SDV 100
Completion of BIO 141
Completion fo PSY 230
Completion of Open elective [ BIO 150 and BIO 142 can not be used as open electives]
Provide high school transcript-
If your high school was in a different country you will need a course by course evaluation by either www.ece.org or www.ierf.org.
All students regardless of the level of education are required to provide their high school transcripts
not doing so will automatically flag your application and lead to a rejection
Show that you took and passed in high school or college with a C or better [not C-]. If you took some other science course in place of Chemistry for example it is likely that it will not count.
BIology
Algebra
Chemistry
How will you be ranked
Ranking criteria are listed on the information session(
Hi everyone! I’ve been stalking both this Spring 2021 page as well as the Fall 2020 page for months and months on end. Applied for the first time for Spring 2021 and I’m so, so thankful to be a part of the Class of December 2022. I cannot wait to meet you all soon!
20 minutes ago, Aise Ayaz said:
Hi guys,
it’s me again. To add to my earlier question, Did anyone get a B in BIO 141 and retake it for an A. Is it worth it?
thanks
aise
I did this!! I did this before I even tried to apply for the first time. It’s well worth the money/time/energy!
Hi everyone! I’ve been stalking both this Spring 2021 page as well as the Fall 2020 page for months and months on end. Applied for the first time for Spring 2021 and I’m so, so thankful to be a part of the Class of December 2022. I cannot wait to meet you all soon!
I did this!! I did this before I even tried to apply for the first time. It’s well worth the money/time/energy!
I second this. I also retook my class that I had a B in to get an A. It does make a difference. So retake the class to get an A and don't give up. I decided to retake the class this Summer and this was my third time applying. So keep trying and don't give up. Good luck!
Congratulations to everyone that got in! And If you haven't received your acceptance letter, please don't give up! Keep trying and improve your grades if you have to because it does make a difference. Good luck to everyone!
Congratulations to everyone that got in! And If you haven't received your acceptance letter, please don't give up! Keep trying and improve your grades if you have to because it does make a difference. Good luck to everyone!
This! Please, please don’t give up. I also wanted to add GPA is not at all a factor. It doesn’t matter at all as long as you make the 2.5 threshold for application acceptance! My transcript isn’t pretty but I have A’s in all pre-reqs and all co-reqs completed. That’s the key. Good luck all and keep faith!
I retook bio 141 and got a B. I was .8 from an A. I have As in other classes. B in statistics. and As in Bio 142, Nutrition etc. Micro. I can't retake Bio 141 again. After this semester will have a 3.8 plan GPA and 3.4 cumulative and 90 credits from NOVA. It has taken me.a long time to learn how to juggle everything in my life and become good academically.
So I guesse if you have a B and can't retake it, there is no reason to reapply because BIO 141 class has to be an A. ( I am guessing mason is the same).
I guesse that's that and it does it does not matter if you worked really hard to be all around stronger in other areas. I have shared custody and can't move. So mason and NVCC were it.
I have been through so much in my life and the maturity to gain wisdom it, I felt that I would bring something to the table to be a great nurse. I don't know what I could have done to work harder. I feel so disappointed in myself. I keep trying to work harder and I don't get anywhere.
I have had no response. However, I have heard from others that people that are offered a seat usually take it. Some have applied multiple times. Good luck, I hope you hear something positive.
I retook bio 141 and got a B. I was .8 from an A. I have As in other classes. B in statistics. and As in Bio 142, Nutrition etc. Micro. I can't retake Bio 141 again. After this semester will have a 3.8 plan GPA and 3.4 cumulative and 90 credits from NOVA. It has taken me.a long time to learn how to juggle everything in my life and become good academically.
So I guesse if you have a B and can't retake it, there is no reason to reapply because BIO 141 class has to be an A. ( I am guessing mason is the same).
I guesse that's that and it does it does not matter if you worked really hard to be all around stronger in other areas. I have shared custody and can't move. So mason and NVCC were it.
I have been through so much in my life and the maturity to gain wisdom it, I felt that I would bring something to the table to be a great nurse. I don't know what I could have done to work harder. I feel so disappointed in myself. I keep trying to work harder and I don't get anywhere.
I felt the same. I had about 60 credits completed. When I first took the pre-reqs, I wasn't in a good place so I got a B in psy and a C in Bio 141. I also got a C in bio 142. I didn't get accepted of course. The second time, I decided to retake Bio141 to get an A. I didn't get accepted the second time either for Spring. I applied again for fall 2020 but I got rejected again. Then this Summer, I retook psy and bio 142 to get an A along with completing bio 150 with an A as well. With the exception of the humanities elective, I got As in all of my pre-reqs and co-reqs. I ended up with 3.9 GPA and and overall 3.4 GPA. This time I got accepted.
it wasn't easy staying positive when I got rejected the first 3 times. But I wanted this and I knew I couldn't give up. So although, it took more time, money, and energy, I was able to improve my chances by retaking classes to get better grades. So please, don't give up! Retake the class to get an A. It will make a difference, especially since they have waived the TEAS. If they do decide to open the testing center, do well on the TEAS to increase your chances of getting accepted. If they waive the TEAS again, then please do retake bio141 to get an A. I know it's frustrating but if it can increase your chances, then why not? Besides, there are students like me who got accepted after multiple tries and after improving their grades. So please take my advice and don't give up please. Keep trying and believe me, all the effort, the time, and energy will be worth it. Good luck.
Also, I was really, really depressed. I felt disappointed myself and I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere. It was very hard to deal with it. I felt like a complete failure. But I knew if I gave up now, there was no way I would be able to achieve my dreams. I had to keep trying because I wanted this bad. Take this time to relax and stay positive. And then try again. there is no harm in trying again. so don't give up. Keep going. Like I said, you can only increase your chance of getting accepted so please try again.
I already retook Bio 141 and I got a B. My retake was a B! I did not do well on an exam. You can't retake it a third time. I have As in everything else. Math are B's.
I thinking I were 25 or 30 I would just keep redoing things and applying, but I'm in my 40s. I wanted to be a nurse.at 19, 20, 21. I gave up. I have been back at NVCC since 2016 and have worked harder than I have, but I am stick with a B in 141. I don't want to keep banging my head either. It is what it is.
I already retook Bio 141 and I got a B. My retake was a B! I did not do well on an exam. You can't retake it a third time. I have As in everything else. Math are B's.
I thinking I were 25 or 30 I would just keep redoing things and applying, but I'm in my 40s. I wanted to be a nurse.at 19, 20, 21. I gave up. I have been back at NVCC since 2016 and have worked harder than I have, but I am stick with a B in 141. I don't want to keep banging my head either. It is what it is.
I'm pretty sure you can take it a third time but you have to fill out a course repeat sheet and have it approved by the dean! thats what I did with microbio.
Aise Ayaz
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Hi guys,
it’s me again. To add to my earlier question, Did anyone get a B in BIO 141 and retake it for an A. Is it worth it?
thanks
aise